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Dubai medical tourism figures underestimated
Dubai had a good 2015 for medical tourism but the numbers need clarification. 296,491 medical tourists came from outside of the UAE.
The headline figures...
Why have US employers failed to adopt medical tourism?
In the second of two articles on the US medical travel market, Irving Stackpole from Stackpole & Associates looks at how US employers view...
Scientists warn against stem cell medical tourism
The International Society for Stem Cell Research has updated guidelines for stem cell research and warns against medical tourism. ISSCR is concerned that there...
EU travel directive warning to medical tourism agents
European Union Package Travel Directive rules apply to medical tourism agencies, even if they send patients to a travel agency. EU Council has backed...
Indian medical travel platform PlanMyMedicalTrip expands
Indian medical travel platform PlanMyMedicalTrip gets investment boost to extend global network. Aims to make inroads into other potential medical tourism destinations such as...
Haiti – The accidental medical tourism destination
While others spend on promoting medical tourism, one hospital has fallen into it by accident. Haiti centre is attracting medical travel patients from Miami...
Indian state of Maharashtra pursues medical tourism
Maharashtra will set up a new medical tourism promotion council to tap the potential of this lucrative sector.The aim of the new body is...
Record year for Malaysia medical tourism
Malaysia claims more than 850,000 medical tourists in 2015 and revenue of more than RM900 million. Most medical tourists are from Bangladesh, China, Indonesia,...
Medical booking site BookDoc launches in Malaysia
Medical booking site BookDoc has launched in Malaysia and will open in three other countries soon. App can be downloaded free from Google Play...
Critics claim deluxe treatment for the rich hurts patients
Should US hospitals treat VIP patients differently and how far should they bend rules to meet their demands? Claim that "Deluxe treatment for the...
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